USGS wildlife biologist Sarah Schoen surveys the water for fish samples to test for saxitoxin. (Courtesy of Elizabeth Mears) Paralytic shellfish poisoning, caused by eating seafood contaminated with ...
In recent years, the Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic that affected Brazil, particularly the Northeast region, drew attention due to cases of microcephaly and other congenital malformations, known as ...
A new study from UC San Francisco suggests that a protein found in the common bullfrog may one day be used to detect and neutralize a poisonous compound produced by red tides and other harmful algal ...
Just back from the beach in Sand Point, Jackie McConnell carried a bucket of clams and cockles into her motel room at the Anchor Inn. McConnell is the project coordinator for the Knik Tribe's program ...
Florida-based chemists are developing a sensor with which fish farmers and conservationists might spot the poison that flourishing algae produce in coastal waters. They have found a compound that ...
A tragic incident in the coastal town of Puerto Princesa, Palawan island, in the Philippines, has shocked the community and ...
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Hundreds of small turtles have washed up dead on the eastern end of Long Island in the last month, a die-off scientists blame on waterborne toxins that have reached unprecedented levels for reasons ...
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